Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-20
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feated Woodside, of Philadelphia, in a
twenty mile bicycle race, at Leicester,
England, recently. Temple, of Chicago.
easily defeated Medinger. of Paris, in q
one mile bicycle race at Shields.
The Bryn Mawr Hotel, situated at Brvn
Mawr, a station on the Pennsylvania rail-
eroad about twelve miles from Philadelphia
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. The
guests were all able to get out of the build
ing in safety. Loss, $3.50, 600; insurance,
SIS, OO0
The other night, the fishing schooner,
George w. Beale, was run into in the East
river, New York, by a tug, and nearly cut
In two There was crew of thirty three
men on board, under Captain William R.
benJamln, all OF whom escaped unhurt ex-
eept Henry Griswold, who was asleep in
the hold.
AT the election at Alfrend Center, N Y,
on the 18th ten women cast votes and the
election officers received them, declaring
that the legal opinions gathered and pub
hshed by Hamilton Wilcox, counsel for the
woman's suffrage party, had convinced
them OF the legal right of women to vote.
IHE executive committee of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union has decided
not to press the demand for reduction of
the hours OF labor to nine per day.
JUDGE THOMAS G. MANNING, of Louisiana,
Minister to Mexico, who has been much
talked of lately, died at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, New York, on the 18th from peri
tonltis.
IT is rumored that T. H. Hood, cashier of
the water board at Norwich, Conn, is $50
GOO short in his accounts. He left Norwich
several weeks ago. His books are being
examined.
THE New York Yacht Club gave a re-
ception to Mr.. Bell on the 18th General
Payne and Mr.. Watson were among the
guests. All three spoke, and Mr.. Bell ex-
pressed deep appreciation of his generous
treatment in America
AT meeting of creditors of F. B. Daven-
port, a Boston metal dealer, the liabilities
were stated to be S101, 614; assets, S47, 500
An offer of 1873 per cent. was not accepted
William W. Carroth, Boston lawyer, has
also gone into insolvency. He owes sol 200
JOHN Nj. WARD, short stop of the New
4 FORK Base Ball Club and former captain of
The nine, was married to Miss Helen Dau-
fray, the actress, at New York on the 18th
Ex-CoNGREssMAN ARCHIBALD BLISS of
Brooklyn, N. Y, fatty denies that Kathar-
inc Howe, the actress, who said al Detroit
that she was his wife, has any claim on
that name.
THE dead body of a girl, supposed to be
Anna Sofinki fifteen years old, who left
her home in Nanticoke three weeks ago.
was found on the mountain side, near
Plymouth, Pa. There was evidence that
she was murdered.
DAVID L. STAIR has been arrested for
alleged completely in the Dexter, Me-, bank
robbery. The crime occurred in 1878, the
murder of Cashier Barron at the time caus-
ing great sensation.
A DISPATCH from Hartford, Conn, of the
18th, reports the quitting of the Stafford
Springs Savings Bank by R. S. Hicks,
cashier. The defalcations amounted to
over $1OO,0O0.
THE search lights and torpedo defenses
of the Atlanta, the new United States
cruiser, were thoroughly tested OFF New
port R. l., the other night, and proved
most successful
ROBERT GARRETT has resigned the presi-
dency of the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad
Company. He was elected a director.
ALE the pressmen employed in Theodore
L. Devinne's great printing office, New
York City, struck recently because he re-
fused to make his place union office.
THE New York Herald supports Fred
Grant for Secretary of State.
THE jury in the case of Herman Turber,
the Jersey City On. j. Anarchist, returned
verdict of guilty.
THE New Hampshire Senate passed the
House bill, or Boston & Maine Railroad
bill. about which such a scandal had been
raised. by q vote OF 10 to 8. The bill per-
mits the lease to the Boston & Maine rail-
road of the Boston & Lowell road and it's
New Hampshire system.
THE schooner Thomas L. Tarr. that sailed
from Gloucester, Mass, August 10. with a
crew of fourteen men, on fishing voyage,
is given up for lost with all on board She
was last seen September 3, the day OF the
disastrous hurricane o. she banks